Hsien Mountain rises above emerald Han River waters and snow-white sand. On top, inscribed to life's empty vanishing, a monument stands, long since blotted out beneath green moss.
Poems of a bright moon [instrumental]
by Maria Grenfell (b. 1969)
1. Hsien mountain rises above emerald Han river  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by David Hinton (b. 1954), no title, appears in The Selected Poems of Li Po, in Hsiang-yang Songs, no. 2
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762) [text unavailable]
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Confirmed with Li Bai, The Selected Poems of Li Po, New Directions Publishing Company, 1996, p.17
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2. On a moonlit night, a recluse plays his pale white ch’in
Language: English
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Text Authorship:
- by David Hinton (b. 1954), copyright ©
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.3. A pure ten‑thousand‑mile wind arrives
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- by David Hinton (b. 1954), copyright ©
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.Total word count: 28